Simon Grayson has named an unchanged team for the fourth league game running in the Sky Bet Championship.
The team that defeated Norwich City and drew with Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County will take on Leeds United this evening at the Stadium of Light, kick-off 5.30pm.
Lewis Grabban and James Vaughan lead the line once again while Lamine Kone and Ty Browning form the core of defence with Billy Jones and Brendan Galloway commanding each flank.
Aiden McGeady, who has scored once and assisted twice in the lads' last two fixtures, continues in the wide left position and George Honeyman, who has netted twice in three away matches, remains on the right.
Sunderland: Steele, Jones, Kone, Browning, Galloway, Ndong, Catts, McGeady, Honeyman, Vaughan, Grabban.
Subs: Khazri, O’Shea, Matthews, Gibson, Ruiter, Gooch, Asoro
Leeds United: Wiedwald, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Anita, Phillips, O'Kane, Saiz, Hernandez, Alioski, Ekuban
Subs: Green, Borthwick-Jackson, Shaughnessy, Roofe, Vieira, Klich, Dallas